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- What are the parts of a milkfish?
- What is the body covering of milk fish?
- What is milkfish called in English?
- Why do they call milkfish milkfish?
- What are the external parts of a milkfish?
- How can you tell a male from a female milkfish?
- Is there milkfish in the sea?
- How big do milk fish get?
- Why is milkfish a Philippines national fish?
- Is milkfish farm raised?
- Is milkfish high in mercury?
- What are the two types of milkfish feeds?
- Is milkfish healthy to eat?
- Can you eat milkfish?
What are the parts of a milkfish?
The Milkfish is a schooling species that has a small toothless mouth and a large deeply-forked caudal fin. The eyes are covered with a thick layer of gelatinous tissue. The body is silvery blue-green above, silvery on sides and white below.
What is the body covering of milk fish?
The milkfish has a moderately compressed, spindle-shaped, elongated body covered with small scales and without scutes along the belly.
What is milkfish called in English?
milkfish, also called bandeng, or bangos, (Chanos chanos), silvery marine food fish that is the only living member of the family Chanidae (order Gonorhynchiformes).
Why do they call milkfish milkfish?
Why are they called milkfish? These fish have white, flaky flesh that is tender when cooked.
What are the external parts of a milkfish?
Body elongate, moderately compressed, without scutes along belly; eye covered by a fatty outer corneal layer (adipose eyelid); four branchiostegal rays; maxilla short, not reaching back beyond eye center; lower jaw with symphisial tubercle; supramaxilla absent; no gular plate (small bony plate between arms of the lower ...
How can you tell a male from a female milkfish?
However, the anal region of the mature milkfish exhibits discernible anatomical differences in the male and female. In the males, there are 2 main openings visible externally. These are the anterior anus and the posterior urogenital opening at the tip of the urogenital papilla (Fig. 1 and Plate 1).
Is there milkfish in the sea?
Milkfish can live in both sea water and freshwater but only breed in pure sea water. This means they will not breed in a pond or a lake, like tilapia. If you want to grow milkfish in a pond you will have to catch babies from the sea to put into your pond.
How big do milk fish get?
The milkfish can grow to 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in), but are most often no more than 1 m (39 in) in length. They can reach a weight of about 14 kg (31 lb). and an age of 15 years.
Why is milkfish a Philippines national fish?
Well-known for its belly fat and abundance of bones, the bangus or milkfish (Chanos chanos) is regarded by many Filipinos as the country's national fish. ... chanos is the only living species classified under Chanidae, a family of fish that has been been around since the early Cretaceous period (145 million years ago).
Is milkfish farm raised?
It is farm-raised, using the tanks method. There are a variety of cooking methods for milkfish: broiling, frying, grilling, simmering, or sautéing.
Is milkfish high in mercury?
Low in mercury are shrimp, squid, and crab. 9. Bangus (milkfish) are safe but their mercury levels are a bit higher than the rest in this group.
What are the two types of milkfish feeds?
Milkfish take copepods and suction feed on benthic diatoms and epiphytic algae in their natural environment.
Is milkfish healthy to eat?
Based on the results of proximate analysis, the profile of amino acids and fatty acids, and the content of minerals and vitamins, it can be concluded that milkfish is a highly nutritious source of animal food. Based on its protein content, milkfish has been classified as a source of high protein.
Can you eat milkfish?
Bangus is excellent poached in a court bouillon (see Poaching Fish - I use the #3 court bouillon (with variations). Poach skin-on and slip off the skin before serving if you don't want it, but I recommend eating it with the skin for best flavor. Baby bangus is often deep fried, or cooked in oil "sardine style".
